As we cross the finish line for 2010, here's a look back at some of our most popular stories this year - most of which are just as useful now as when they were first published. Check them out and see if there's any news that you can use for 2011!

It’s been a great year for Money Talks News. This year we had more than 2 million people visit our site – nearly 10 times the number we had in 2009. And we had millions more read (and watch) our stories on sites like Yahoo, MSN Money, Reader’s Digest, and many others. If you’re one of our regular visitors – and especially if you’re one of our nearly 30,000 newsletter subscribers – thanks!

For those of you who haven’t been with us all year, we thought you might like a quick look back at some of this year’s most popular stories. Here they are, our top 10 for 2010…

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Those were some our most popular stories for 2010 – if you have ideas for stories we should do in 2011, leave us a comment below!

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